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In emergencies and early recovery settings children and youth are the most affected by crisis, conflicts and climate change. Due to disruptions and displacement children are forced out of schools We address these gaps through Education in Emergencies (EiE) and youth engagement and assist clients by delivering informed and methodologically rigorous technical support within the youth and EiE space in humanitarian, emergency and early recovery settings.
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Expertise in Proposal Writing
Fundamentals of Proposal Writing and Business Development 30- 31 March 2026
Comprehensive Proposal writing as a Consultant
Learn about the trade and secure funding for your organisation. This course will teach you the proven methods, approaches and practises of writing winning proposals, retaining donors, managing the proposal writing process from start to finish and winning grants for your organisation.
This training will also offer an opportunity to discuss your proposal with our team members, who have over 25 years of experience delivering winning proposals and securing funding at $100 – 200 million.
Target audience
Non-profit leaders in organizational development, strategy, individual consultants, junior NGO staff, business development managers (PDMs), grant managers, programme staff and donor staff.
Team
Abdulahi Adem is a professional proposal writer with 16 years of experience in writing winning proposals. He has worked as an independent consultant, programme manager, specialist and senior manager responsible for country strategy processes, and he secured both institutional and private funding in the countries mentioned below. He is extremely well-placed to guide you through the proposal writing process from start to finish.
Experience in proposal development and donor management, budget formulation, implementation, monitoring and review. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including representing an organization at a range of local and international fora, in the media and with the general public. - Experience working with some of the following key donors: European Commission, DANIDA, BMZ, FCDO, FAO, SIDA, USAID, UNICEF, WFP, and World Bank, among others. - Have developed high-level negotiation, collaborating and influencing skills, including the capacity to develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels in the business, not-for-profit, scientific and political communities.
Why
We aspire to share what has worked for us and what didn’t with the view to guide you to the best practices based on our 25 years of experience.
How
Our philosophy is learner-centred, interactive remote sessions, presentations, real live examples and assessments.
The training will be in English.
Practise countries
Afghanistan | Ethiopia| Sudan| Ukraine | Ireland | Lebanon| Syria| Romania| Somalia | Mozambique| Moldova | Zimbabwe | Cameroon | South Africa | Kenya| Libya
Institutional donors
ECHO| BHA| NMFA| 12-12 consortium| Irish Aid| SIDA| NORAD| SDC|FCDO| UKAID| DEC| UNHCR|UNICEF|IOM | Finland MFA| Paris Municipality | Private sector | USAID| ECW| EC| DG NEAR | AECID | Dubai Carers | Qatar Charity | Private Gulf Donors| Norwegian MFA| Private Norwegian donors |
Course content
- Go and no Go decisions
- Needs assessment and what to look for.
- How to develop winning Concept note
- Key steps between concept note approval and full proposal writing
- Understanding the call for proposal and donor requirement
- Writing your winning proposal ( approach, language, tone and simplicity)
- Key win themes to consider for proposal writing
- Influencing through writing and how to convince the donor
- Coherence between result framework, LFA, indicator matrix and project work plan ( Gant Charts), key concepts, ideas and requirements by various institutional and private donors.
- Special considerations for different sectors during the proposal stage ( CVA, LFS, WASH, Shelter, Education in Emergency ( EiE), Child protection in emergencies(CPiE), Legal Assistance, Health etc.)
- How to approach integrated programming during proposals and convince donors that your approach works as a small organisation.
- Staffing and support cost considerations for different institutional donors and funders.
- Developing a sound budget and what to look for and what to avoid during budgeting exercise in most donors ( our experience so far with value for money and sound budgeting)
- Post-submission communication with donors, what to avoid and what to do after the proposal is submitted.
- Feedback sessions for the proposal writing team, how to develop effective post-submission workshop
- What to consider during feedback sessions, learning and evaluation as part of the review process.
- Donor approvals, preparing project agreements and developing operationalization of multi-year implementation plans (MYIPs)
- Negotiating budget cuts with donors and what to expect from institutional donors before the implementation.
Fees
The training is free of Charge.
How to Register
Please register using the following link: Comprehensive Proposal Writing as Consultant (google.com)